A graduate of the CNSM in Paris (3rd Cycle – Artist Diploma) and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Pauline Klaus trained with Alexis Galpérine and Shirly Laub.
She completed her musical studies with a Master’s degree in Philosophy at the Sorbonne University.
Passionate about chamber music, she has been performing for 10 years with the Lontano Quartet, with whom she has recorded two albums, and shares the stage with partners such as Tanguy de Williencourt, Vassilena Serafimova, Juanjo Mosalini, François Salque, Jean-Baptiste Doulcet, Marie Ythier, Sébastien Vichard, Vincent Lê Quang, Amaya Dominguez… She has benefited from the advice of artists such as
Tedi Papavrami, Raphaël Merlin (Quatuor Ebène), Guy Danel (Quatuor Danel), Miguel Da Silva (Quatuor Ysaye), Jeanne-Marie Conquer (Ensemble Intercontemporain)… She is a laureate of the Henri Koch Competition (Belgium) and Padova International Competition (Italy).
Her interest in contemporary repertoire and creation leads her to perform in many ensembles such as the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Le Balcon, Regards, Cairn, TM+, Diagonal, Crash Ensemble (Dublin)… in France and abroad. She regularly collaborates with composers and is the dedicatee of many works.
Since 2015, she has directed the Festival des Musicales d’Assy (Haute-Savoie).
She teaches at the Conservatoire du 16ème arrondissement de Paris Francis Poulenc.
Pauline Klaus receives support from la Société Générale, and the GRP and the Léonard Gianadda Foundations.
